And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. By hundreds, and by fifties - "That is," says Mr. Wesley, "fifty in a rank, and a hundred in file. So, a hundred multiplied by fifty, made just five thousand." But if they sat fifty deep, how could the disciples conveniently serve them with the bread and fish?
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Mark 6:40
40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.